Martha Stough

Mrs. Martha Susan Sweeney Stough, 78, of 1107 Shady Circle, Kannapolis, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2011 at her home. She was born on September 4, 1932 in Guilford County to the late John Finbar and Blanche Funderburke Sweeney. Mrs. Stough was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kannapolis and a retired district manager from Shoe Show. She enjoyed being a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Ladies Guild. A visitation will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Hartsell Funeral Home in Concord from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. A funeral service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kannapolis on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM with Father Al officiating. Burial will be at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. At other times, the family will be meeting at the home. She is survived by her husband, Howard Franklin Stough of the home; daughters, Pamela Pritchett of Raleigh and Catherine Sweeney of Waxhaw; sons, David Wellmon of Asheville and Mark Wellmon of Salisbury; brothers, David Sweeney of California and Richard Sweeney of Denver, Colorado; sisters, Esther Livingston of Concord and Catherine Nabors of Kannapolis; half-sister, Philomena Gleason of Florida; extended family; Diane Poe, Gary Stough, Cynthia Paxton, and Debra Holder; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association PO Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105; or American Cancer Society 6000 Fairview Drive Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28210. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Stough family. Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com.